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Glossary

shelfwear

Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge....[more]

jacket

Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps aro...[more]

tight

Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use....[more]

First Edition

In collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in cases ...[more]

reading copy

Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a ...[more]